09/01/2022
Collas Crill IP Management Limited - Sale of Shares
Following the sale, Collas Crill IP Management Limited has rebranded as Brandsure Limited and will be operated by David with no direct involvement from Collas Crill,
Legal
09/01/2022
Senate Committee on Finance Investigation Finds Offshore Account Reporting Loophole
New report finds law designed to crack down on tax evasion is easy to circumvent.
09/01/2022
Carey Olsen advises lenders on financing backing the successful bid by ESR Group Limited in joint venture to fund Hong Kong SAR logistics facility
The Carey Olsen team representing the club of lenders comprised corporate and finance partner James Webb, counsel Dan Moore, and associate Calvin Lee.
09/01/2022
Ogier advises Magic Empire Global Limited on US$20 million IPO
The Ogier team in Hong Kong was led by senior legal manager Janice Chu
08/30/2022
Grand Court further develops insolvency test for Cayman Islands segregated portfolio companies
The test is not on all fours either with the classic formulation of the balance sheet test, or the traditional cash flow test applied in relation to the winding up of other Cayman Islands companies.
08/30/2022
Ogier advises Founder SPAC on US$1.7 billion merger with Rubicon Technologies
For this transaction, the Ogier's BVI team was led by partner Michael Killourhy and included managing associate David Mathews.
08/29/2022
Upcoming amendments to the BVI business companies regime
The key changes to the BVI Business Companies Act (Revised 2020) and the BVI Business Companies Regulations (Revised 2020), which will take effect on 1 January 2023, are briefly set out below.
08/29/2022
Conyers advises JE Cleantech Holdings Limited
Partner Richard Hall and associate Rita Leung of Conyers’ Hong Kong office advised on the matter, working alongside Schlueter & Associates, P.C..
08/26/2022
Carey Olsen advises Biolog-id on merger with Genesis Growth Tech Acquisition Corp.
The companies have entered into a memorandum of understanding in connection with the proposed merger (the MoU).
08/26/2022
MMPRC graft: SOF's bank accounts released
The ACC official said a court order is being sought to re-freeze the SOF accounts.
08/26/2022
Four Ogier Dispute Resolution experts recognised as Asia's top offshore litigators
This recognition comes after a period of significant growth in Ogier's Hong Kong Dispute Resolution team in response to increased client demand in Asia for BVI and Cayman Islands law services.
08/26/2022
Carey Olsen partners recognised among best offshore litigators in Asia
James and Jeremy's inclusion in the list follows their respective recognitions in the recent ALB Offshore Client Choice List for 2022.
08/26/2022
Ocorian reports uptick in captive support demand on Bermuda
Currently Ocorian’s Bermuda insurance specialists support over 137 Bermuda-registered captive insurance companies, as well as 93 commercial and special purpose insurers.
08/25/2022
Conyers Shortlisted for ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022
His recent mandate includes HUTCHMED’s IPO which is also shortlisted in the ALB awards this year.
08/25/2022
Conyers advises Nasdaq-listed Genesis Growth Tech Acquisition Corp.
Under the terms of the proposed merger, Genesis will merge with and into Biolog with Biolog as the surviving company which will ultimately be listed on Nasdaq.
08/24/2022
Collas Crill Launches Summer Internship Programmed In Cayman
This summer the firm welcomed Demae Lee and Paige Thomas who attend Cayman International School and Cayman Prep and High School respectively.
08/23/2022
Carey Olsen supports Transocean as Viasit Inc. comes onboard joint venture Inteliwell
Inteliwell will offer a suite of applications that will provide an end-to-end, closed-loop workflow for well construction planning, execution, and monitoring.
08/23/2022
Norman Hau and Anna Lin are named “Top Offshore Litigators” once again together with Michael Makridakis
The Top 15 Offshore Litigators list features 10 named litigators who are based in Asia full-time or have done a significant amount of work related to Asian jurisdictions.
08/22/2022
Keep it brief: a reminder from the Court on the benefits of brevity
“As a general matter, the expeditious production and delivery of a judgment is to be applauded, not criticised; and concision in a judgment is a quality, not a defect.”
08/22/2022
Ogier advises Embrace Change Acquisition Corp on US$65 million SPAC IPO
The company had announced the pricing of the IPO of its 6,500,000 units at an offering price of US$10 per unit on 9 August 2022.